Workers' Compensation News
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Prior Rulings in Worker's Case Didn't Qualify Her for MITF Compensation
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09/20/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court this week ruled that adjudication of a pre-existing, non-work related disability made simultaneously with adjudication of a pre-existing work-related injury could not support an award of permanent total disability benefits payable by the Multiple Injury Trust Fund...Read More
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Pacific Hospital Mastermind Starts Serving Sentence
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09/18/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michael D. Drobot started serving a 63-month prison sentence for paying kickbacks to providers who referred California workers’ compensation patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach.
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Pharmacist Gets Benefits for Injuries From Investigating Alarm
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09/17/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a pharmacist for his injuries from a fall that happened after he was called in to work on Christmas day to investigate a security alarm's sounding.
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Postal Worker Accused of Stealing $213K in Comp Benefits
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09/13/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A former postal worker from Tampa was indicted on felony fraud and theft charges for allegedly lying about the extent of her injuries and working a side job while drawing federal workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security disability income benefits.
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PDMP Data Used to Assess Workers' Pre-Injury Opioid Use
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09/12/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A newly published study from Washington state may be among the first to use data from a state prescription drug monitoring program, or PDMP, to look at injured workers’ use of opioids before they are hurt on the job.
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Protz Fix May Be in Jeopardy in Final Days of Session
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09/10/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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With two weeks to go before the Pennsylvania legislative session cranks up again, no fewer than nine workers’ compensation bills are now on the table, including a much-debated adjustment to impairment ratings prompted by a landmark court ruling.
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Providers Dive Right Into Telemedicine Expansion
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09/05/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Just days after a new rule to potentially expand the use of telemedicine in workers’ comp took effect in Texas, occupational medicine provider Concentra announced Tuesday that it had launched telemedicine services in the state.
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